Anders easmussen



(-No Mod e1;)

A. RASMUSSEN.

TWO WHEELED YEHIGLE. v

No. 272,322. f vPatented Feb; 1s, 1883-.

ATTORNEYS.

i UNITED STATES Y PATENT OFFICE.

TO JOHN J. PARSONS, OF SAME PLACE.

TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 272,322, dated'February 13, 1883.

Application flied september 3o, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANDERS RAsMUssEN, of Oshkosh, in .the county of Winnebago and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Two-Wheeled .Vehicles, of which the following is a full,clear,and exact description, reference being had to the annexed drawings, forming part of this specification.

The object oi' this invention is to provide an rqualizing device whereby the body or" a twowheeled gig or cart shall always be kept level, regardless lof the weight upon the seat; and the invention consists of the novel features of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a rear elevation of a gig embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section ofthe same, and Fig. 3 is a detail sectional View.

The equalizer consists of two levers, A B, connected together end to end by a sliding joint, C, and pivoted near their centers tothe ends ofa rectangular bar, D. The bar D is bolted tothe axle E by means of a clip,"F, inclosing' the axle and passing up through perforations in the bar I), which rests on' top of the axle. 'iBhe equalizer is Vplaced at the center of the axle, and its forward end is secured.A to a bracket, Gr, on the body ofthe gig, while its rear end is secured to a rod, H, connecting the ends of the spring I. The body J of the gig is supported upon the braces K, which are` secured to the spring I.

'.lo prevent the body J of the gig from rock ing sidewise, the frontpart ofthe bodyis connected to the shafts or thills L by means of loops M, through which the thills project. With this construction, weight upon the seat ofA theY vehicle will cause the outer en-ds ofthe levers A B to be depressed equally, whereby the downward pressures thus exerted both at the front and the rear of the body will couilterbalance each other and allow the body to retain its level position.

N'indicates an angle-iron for banding' the body ofthe vehicle. y

I am aware that it is not broadly new to provide an equalizer consisting of two rocking bars connected together end to end by a slid- -ingjoint, and I therefore do not broadly claim such a construction` What I claim is- Theeombination of the axle E, the bar D, secured thereto, the body J, having bracket G, the rod H, .and spring I, with the levers A B, constructed and arranged as described, for

. the purpose set forth.

ANDERS ItAsiIUssEN.

Witnesses:

JOHN W. HUME, GEO. B. MOG. HILTON. 

